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Thursday, 11 June 2015

Osun governor, Rauf Aregbesola sacks Vice Chancellor of UNIOSUN

The
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the termination
of the appointment of the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof.
Bashiru Okesina.

This was contained in an excerpt of the
White Paper released on the crisis rocking the university. The excerpt
was made available to our correspondent on Thursday by the media aide to
the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon.

Aregbesola
also accepted the recommendation for the dissolution of the Governing
Council headed by Prof. Gabriel Olawoyin (SAN) but the council will
still be in place until the process of the appointment of a new vice
chancellor of the institution is completed.

The termination of
appointment of Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, who is a deputy vice chancellor was
also contained in the document. He was sacked for playing negative roles
in the crisis.

He also warned the Chairman of Academic Staff
Union of Universities at UNIOSUN, Dr. Oluseye Abiona for using the union
for selfish purposes. Abiona was also relieved of his appointment as
Coordinator of the Centre for Renewable Energy in the university.

“The
appointment of Prof. Siyan Oyeweso should be terminated for: his
negative roles in the crisis, his ambition-driven over-influence on the
Vice-Chancellor which contributed immensely to the Vice-Chancellor’s
irredeemable mistakes in the administration of the University. “Prof.
Wasiu Alamu Gbolagade should not be allowed to hold any position of
responsibility in Osun State University for: his roles in the crisis,
attending the two clandestine meetings against the Governing Council
held in the Vice-chancellor’s house with other Principal Officers of the
University. “Prof.
B. R. Olorede should be disallowed from holding positions of
responsibility in Osun State University for the next five (5) years. “The
Bursar, ( Lasisi) Prof. Kizito Folorunso, Prof. Wasiu Alamu Gbolagade
and any other person yet to refund the money paid to them as IGR
proceeds should be made to make the refunds with immediate effect.”

The
governor was silent on the panel recommendation that the six campuses
of the university be reduced to three. The panel stated that the
multi-campus nature of the university was having negative impact on it.